So I had my interview at Birmingham yesterday for the graduate medicine course. I don't know what to think of it- I feel like it didn't go as well as I thought my Liverpool interview had gone...infact the more and more I think about it, the more I think of how badly it went. I'm actually feeling quite disappointed with myself as Birmingham is my first choice as I've mentioned before! I was just so awkward, I think it was the nerves. At the end the interviewer was like "so are you going on the tour?" and I just feel like he was saying it as in to say like whats the point of going after this crap interview lol but hey maybe I'm reading into it too much? It could infact mean nothing and maybe he was just trying to make conversation but i was just like 'Yeah' but I didn't sound enthusiastic about it (even though I really was excited) lol maybe I should have said it like 'Yeah definitely!!'... But yeah hindsight is such a beautiful thing..
The interviewers were so friendly and I answered all the questions but I didn't come out of the interview feeling too pleased with my answers and I shook my head immediately when I came out of the door and plus it was just over SO quickly, they didn't even ask me any questions about my work experience, I just don't know what they were looking for. I must say I will be very surprised if I get an offer to be honest but I will find out in 2 weeks I guess.. I think there is a 1 in 2 chance of offer after interview for the Bham GEP interview so those are quite good odds. One of the first years that gave the tour said that last year they had interviewed 80 people and they gave offers to 60 people and 53 people accepted although there were 40 places so they had a bigger group than they had anticipated! Apparently the admissions tutors don't want to make the same mistake again this year so they will most probably be giving offers to a slightly lower number of people this time round *sigh*...But anyway I met some really nice people at the interview which made me want to go even there more arghh...
Just trying to take my mind off it (I emphasise trying as thats all I seem to be thinking about today). I've really been thinking about what I'm going to do next year if i don't get into medicine, whether I can face going through the application process AGAIN. Sigh but we'll soon see...
But anyway my cousin is coming tomorrow and spending a few nights so that will be nice and will hopefully take my mind off things and I am going to try and get some shifts from work so yeah will be trying to keep busy for the next couple of weeks...Oh and thanks to itscomplicated, Grumpy Biomed and areyousure? for your comments in my last post. Your comments really made me feel better about everything..
How you feel after an interview holds no actual influence trust me. I've felt crap after interviews and good after interviews - actually I'll go as far as saying feeling crap sometimes means you probably did quite well because they felt they could push you. I know you're trying to forget and that's what you should do. Worrying about it won't change anything but I really hope you do get in. And from what I've read on your blog - you're definitely one of the best applicants I've kinda got to know...
ReplyDeleteAwww thanks so much for believing in me!!! What a lovely comment, you were right. Im going to be a medical student come september, can't wait!!!!!
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